Shifting Los Angeles gateway to Houston; Increasing frequency to Washington D.C. and Chicago.
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Airlines announced that it will re-structure its U.S. network, opening new destination, adding frequencies and shifting gateways as of the summer of 2019. The new U.S. network is aimed at giving passengers travelling between the U.S. and all over Africa the best possible connectivity and shortest routes, whether they are traveling for leisure, business or government work.
Accordingly, Washington D.C. flights will be increased from current daily to ten weekly flights. The new additional three flights will pass thru Abidjan departing from Addis Ababa in the morning and arriving in Washington D.C. in the evening. The current three weekly flights to Chicago will be increased to five weekly flights. From the planned daily flights to New York, four will be served via Lome to Newark and three will be via Abidjan to JFK airport. Lastly, there will be a new gateway, Houston, which will replace Los Angeles, and will be served three times per week via West Africa. The new Houston flights will be the only connection between Houston and Africa and will facilitate the travel of the huge African community in the Houston area, and oil and other companies doing business in the continent. Flights will be served with latest technology aircraft, the Boeing 787, which offers unparalleled on-board comfort.
Regarding the route restructuring, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, remarked, “The U.S. is among our most important markets owing to the presence of a large African community and growing business and tourism ties with Africa. Our new route structure with additional frequencies to multiple gateways and the opening of new route to Houston are aimed at responding to the market demand and availing best possible connectivity to over 60 African destinations.
Onboard our flights, our customers will continue to enjoy our premium and award-winning service on the most technologically advanced commercial aircraft, the Boeing 787. In line with our Vision 2025 strategic roadmap, we will keep on expanding our U.S. and African network so as to facilitate people-to-people ties and the flow of investment, trade and tourism.”
Africa’s leading carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, has been expanding its international destinations which have now reached more than 119. Manchester, Moscow and Mogadishu are just some of the new destinations the airline launched recently.
Ethiopian Air coming to Bush Airport in Summer 2019
Once again, George Bush Intercontinental Airport will offer direct flights to the six inhabited continents with the announcement that Ethiopian Airlines will begin operations to Houston in the Summer of 2019.
As part of a restructuring of its U.S. routes, Ethiopian Airlines will offer direct flights to a to-be-determined West Africa destination three times per week from Bush Airport. The flights to Houston replace the current routes to Los Angeles and Ethiopian Airlines cited the “travel of the huge African community in the Houston area, and oil and other companies doing business in the continent,” as motive for the decision.
“Finding the right partner and strengthening our connection with Africa was one of our primary goals in continuing the growth in international travel to the Houston market, and we are excited to partner with Ethiopian Airlines to make that happen,” said Houston Aviation Director Mario C. Diaz. “A big part of being a 4-star rated airport is international connectivity and adding a 4-star airline to Bush Airport strengthens the commitment to that level of service.”
Ethiopian Airlines becomes the 21st foreign flag carrier offering passenger flights out of Bush Airport. For a complete list of international carriers at Bush Airport, check this link.
As well, Ethiopian Airlines announced an increase in flights to Washington D.C., Chicago, New York and Newark. The new U.S. network is aimed at giving passengers travelling between the U.S. and all over Africa the best possible connectivity and shortest routes, whether they are traveling for leisure, business or government work.
“The U.S. is among our most important markets owing to the presence of a large African community and growing business and tourism ties with Africa,” said Tewolde GebreMariam, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines. “Our new route structure with additional frequencies to multiple gateways and the opening of new route to Houston are aimed at responding to the market demand and availing best possible connectivity to over 60 African destinations.
“Onboard our flights, our customers will continue to enjoy our premium and award-winning service on the most technologically advanced commercial aircraft, the Boeing 787. In line with our Vision 2025 strategic roadmap, we will keep on expanding our U.S. and African network so as to facilitate people-to-people ties and the flow of investment, trade and tourism.”
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